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No Surer Bet

by Ken Connor April 3, 2013

This past Sunday, Christians around the world celebrated Easter as a memorial of Christ’s resurrection.  If Christians are correct about what happened on the first Easter morning, then the resurrection is the single most important event in human history.  Jesus…

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How Weak Are You?

by Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV April 3, 2013

Nothing disturbs us so much as weakness or powerfulness. It is so painful to find ourselves unable to do the good that we so eagerly want to do. Nothing can be as disappointing as seeing others exhibit their own weakness…

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Did Jesus Really Go to Hell?

by Stephen Beale March 29, 2013

Buried in the middle of the Apostles’ Creed is a profound mystery of the Christian faith, the affirmation that Christ ‘descended into hell.’
This clause explains where Christ in the three days between the crucifixion and the resurrection.
But this…

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Backwash in the Chalice?

by Scott Smith March 19, 2013

One of the sweetest ladies I know asked me a question the other day that had been bothering her for a very long time. It was one of those questions that you don’t exactly know how to ask—much less, who…

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Pope Francis’ First Homily

by CE Editor March 15, 2013

In these three readings I see that there is something in common: it is movement. In the first reading, movement is the journey [itself]; in the second reading, movement is in the up-building of the Church. In the third, in…

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Spiritual Combat and Your Weapons of Choice

by Fr. Ed Broom February 20, 2013

The word of God teaches us that our life on earth is warfare and the Lord reminds us that if we have decided to follow the Lord we must be prepared for combat. The Sacrament of Confirmation strengthens the Gifts…

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The Rise of Evangelical Catholicism

by George Weigel February 19, 2013

For more than 30 years it’s been my privilege to explore the Catholic Church in all its extraordinary variety and diversity. I’ve traveled from inner-city parishes to the corridors of the Vatican; from the barrios of Bogota to the streets…

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Placing All Our Trust in the God of Hope

by Fr. Ed Broom February 13, 2013

Hope is related to trust; trust is related to faith; faith is related to confidence.

HUMAN FAITH. Countless times every day we place our faith and trust in persons, companies, institutions, and even ideas. In very simple and constant ways…

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Was Jesus Wrong About the End Times?

by Devin Rose January 30, 2013

I just read David Currie’s latest book, What Jesus Really Said About the End of the World and wanted to share my thoughts on it.
Currie is the author of the super-popular book Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic which was…

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What Judas Teaches Us About the Eucharist

by Stephen Beale January 23, 2013

Judas is a character in the gospels who doesn’t get much attention—and perhaps rightly so.
We can empathize with Doubting Thomas. We can gain hope from Peter, who went so far as to deny Jesus and yet became the Rock…

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